Book of eli cannibal couple

Jan 15, 2010 unfortunately for eli, a man named carnegie gary oldman, who controls a small town with an iron fist, wants the bible for himself believing that people will obey him if he reads the words from the book. The environment is mostly barren, punctuated by crumbling infrastructure. It is never explained in the film, but the reason is to check to see if eli is a cannibal. The book of eli 2010 eli s final prayer scene 1010. The reason the cannibals hands shake is that they suffer from kuru disease a. Realizing that the couple are cannibals, eli and solara attempt to leave just as carnegie and his men arrive.

Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Jun 11, 2010 eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. The reason he had to show his hands was to prove that he was not a cannibal. Now eli with the help of carnegies rebellious stepdaughter, solara mila kunis must elude carnegie and his thugs and somehow.

Its a quasimystic raging volcano of horseshit with a silly story, an even sillier surprise ending and a message as offensive and hypocritical as a priest standing up with his mouth smeared in feces to sermonize about the evils of shiteating. In the book of eli, why do the people keep checking hands. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is alleged you can spot them cos their hands tremble, the main character had to show his steady hand at one point to prove he wasnt. The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. These kinds of people are common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli. I think is the only or just one of few songs in the movie that people sing, i am not sure if it is from the eli s ipod or what. And yes, we both liked seeing stuff blow up and eli hunting a sphynx cat. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

When carnegie finds out eli can not only read, but is carrying the book hes been killing to locate, further kicking of the ass ensues. Therefore in a society where cannibalism is common place, the chances of a getting cjd and therefore having shaking hands could be quite. Its a side effect from cannibalism and everyone in the movie checked each others hands because they wanted to stay away from the cannibals. Just as that happens, they notice the convoy arriving that has been following them and they decide they should hold up in the house with the old couple. What the book of eli tells us about religion youtube. Its a quasimystic raging volcano of horseshit with a silly story, an even sillier surprise ending and a message as offensive and hypocritical as a priest standing up with his mouth smeared. Mar 04, 2012 the best part about this scene is that they play an anita ward song on an old 78 player. Their cheerful approach to the apocalypse is a huge contrast to the rest of the film, and michael gambon is clearly having a lot of fun. Solara escapes, destroying one truck with a hand grenade and driving back in another to find eli.

I put this together myself after seeing people actually disagreed about this. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Dec 21, 2010 maybe if faith was given a tiny chance, just maybe youd be strong enough to survive something like that. Its unclear who these ears were collected from or why the colonel even has them in the first place, but we can see that the colonel is a bit of a madman. Washington stars as our stolid protagonist, eli, journeying westward with his canteen, a large machete, a couple guns and a special leatherbound book. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb.

After they convince him and martha they mean no harm, the older couple serves them tea, but eli and solara realize theyre cannibals and try to excuse themselves. Book of eli caps wasteland saga with a twist wired. Why did people look at each others hands in the book of eli. The book of eli is one of those films that, at first glance, doesnt offer a terribly thrilling premise. May 09, 2017 its a trope used in a couple of films where canibalism arose, there was a horror i watched where it happened, book of eli and i think something similar in the road. I want to know one song that is after the middle of the movie, it is like some chorus or something. The play is about an elderly couple who want children so badly, they invent a. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. This odd couple treks on to a new agey conclusion that recalls.

Look behined the house of the innocent people, look at the crappy meat she is chopping, go around the back of a house to a secret area, aard the crates and when you go down there you will be reminded of a scene from films like the book of eli and the cannabalistic couple that helps him, or even the crones of crookback bog in the main story. The old cannibal couple eli and solara are a huge source of funny moments. I can give more details when i got home, i just cant remember where is the exact. The play is about an elderly couple who want children so badly, they invent a dead son. In the movie the book of eli we discover at the end that the bible eli has been carrying the entire movie is written in braille. Of course, fans who primarily know him as dumbledore will only find it funnier. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli he is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall biography thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Advanced search watchlist sign in the book of eli 2010 poster. The book of eli looks amazing and is utterly convincing as a post apocalyptic united states. The book of eli is the latest aftertheendthecannibalswillgetyou flick. They seemed to be living a normal civilized life by offering tea to eli and solara, playing music and offering them. He lives on an earth that was fried 30 years before by the sun because of a war that ripped a hole through the ozone layer.

He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. In the world scenario of book of eli, the same would be true. The bikers who killed the couple arrive at the bar and deliver the books and items they stole from the couple to carnegie gary oldman, the mayor of the makeshift town. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. Eli and that hot chick come across some cannibals and attempt to leave, but end up needing their help to defend the book from their pursuers. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. The bad guy character in the movie named carnegie classic played by gary oldman was a book collector of sorts who pursued eli until the bitter end. Deadpan as clint eastwoods fistful of dollars antihero, eli dispatches hyperviolence with unsettling calm whenever cannibal gangs try to impede. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The film briefly comes alive towards the end as eli and solara hole up in a house belonging to a crotchety old cannibal couple called. At one point eli and solara encounter an elderly couple, played by michael. First of all no, im not looking for the panoramic one.

The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. At first glance, the book of eli appears to be just another violent. The color is desaturated, giving the landscape a proper bleached look and feel. People are able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands from a condition similar to kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism.

Threatening to kill solara, carnegie forces eli to surrender the bible before shooting him and leaving him for dead, departing with his caravan. The best part about this scene is that they play an anita ward song on an old 78 player. In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. Moira young, in her first novel, captures the raw emotion and feelings of saba, who is selfdescribed as. Realizing he cant escape, eli gives himself up and carnegie shoots him. May 18, 2010 eli points out that her hands are shaky because of too much human meat and then he pulls out his gun and insists that they are leaving. Ever wonder why the shopkeepers in carnegies town always ask to see eli s hands before serving him. Without a trace spoilers do not rush this quest the.

It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he. Those who eat human meat develop symptoms similar to that of a crystal meth addict, the most notable being shaky hands. In the ensuing shootout, george, martha, and many of carnegies men are killed, and eli and solara are captured. The book of eli might also suffer over its uncanny. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. In a very short space of time two postapocalyptic films have been release, the brilliant the road which is aiming for oscar glory, and the action packed the book of eli which is appealing for the mass audience. Directed by albert and allen hughes whose last flick was from hell 2001, this is an okay film that just misses average expectations. So hes either fully sighted, or perhaps he can see things farther away but not up close, hence his need to read in braille. These kinds of people are quite common to the inhabitants of the world of the book of eli, even to the extent of people being able to tell that they are cannibals due to a quivering in their hands caused by kuru, a disease spread only through cannibalism. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. Well then it showed this older couple who obviouslly ate people and they were shaking quite a bit. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. The first atomic bomb was set off near there, i thought the film exurated the skills of eli.

The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly. Eli has been traveling west for 30 years to get to a place where the book he is carrying would be safe. The choice eli and solara had to make quicklywhich evil was worse. Trying to imagine what the narrator feels at this point gets me thinking about the book of eli when denzel washington unknowingly walks into a cannibal couple s house in search of. The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. Jan 17, 2010 eli declines, saying he has business out west. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so.

In the film the book of eli it is mentioned a few more than a couple but less than several times about the signs of a cannibal. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the ending. The book of eli is screenwriter, gary whittas, take on a western samurai film. Was the old couple in the movie book of eli canibals. Carnegie is looking for a certain book, so he sends his illiterate henchmen to collect all. Jan 30, 2010 if you remember the part where eli and solara were inside the home of the elderly couple, solara asked eli why the old ladys hands were shaking and eli said, its from eating too much human meat. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. I did envision the setting of this story to resemble scenes from the film, the book of eli minus the cannibal couple. One of the most remote and at times hostile places in the country, carrizozo new mexico, i was born there.

Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. I just saw that movie the book of eli and on the movie everyone was checking to see if peoples hands were shaking or not. Any form of prion disease is fatal fairly quickly, and would as in kuru have been localised due to something in the meat they were eating. Many have taken explicity prochristian themes from the film, but is it that simple. In the movie the book of eli, some of the characters look at each others hands the first time they meet. Cassandra ihsl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Aug 26, 20 a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

Film would have been better with less twist, and more of the old cannibal couple. If you remember the part where eli and solara were inside the home of the elderly couple, solara asked eli why the old ladys hands were shaking and eli said, its from eating too much human meat. Apr 18, 2014 the story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. He also sees marthas the cannibal woman hands shaking and suggests he and solara leave immediately though he could have just heard the cup and saucer rattling in her hands. To clarify i am a fan of the post apocalypse genre, the road warrior is one of my all time favourite films, but the book of eli commited too many of the sins that many pa movies do. The hospitable cannibal couple the book of eli 2010. Eli and solara go up to an old farmhouse, but when he tries the door, a trap floor drops both of them into a pit, with george then appearing and aiming his shotgun at them. May 27, 2011 28 videos play all the book of eli 2010 full movie wevevopung zefolitungjing floyd lawton shows deadshot suicide squad duration. So when you bug out, or stay home, decide what things are most important outside of the essentials required to live and sustain survival. The woman that was blind was bound to servitude and used as leverage against her daughter. Does this imply that he is blind and has been living completely by faith his entire life or is the punchline of the movie that he is the simply the last living man on earth who can read braille. If eli were to reveal his blindness, he would then fall victim as the predators would know how to defeat him.